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What’s on in Birmingham for international Star Wars Day?
Alex Bratu
May 4, 2019
May the 4th be with you, as today is Star Wars Day! On what is such a hugely celebrated unofficial holiday around the world, there are plenty of Star Wars-themed…
Amsterdam proposes measures to ban ‘disrespectful’ red light district tours
Joshua Williams
May 3, 2019
In an effort to restrict the increasing numbers of tourists to the historic area, Amsterdam is set to ban guided tours of its red-light district. Noting ‘disrespectful’ attitudes towards sex workers…
Students to lose the ability to participate in Eramus post-Brexit?
Joshua Williams
May 1, 2019
Since 1987, the Erasmus Exchange Programme has enabled students within Europe to study abroad in over 5000 higher education institutions across 37 different countries. With 53% of UK university students…
How a community came together following the Islamophobic murder of Mohammed Saleem
Staff Reporter
April 29, 2019
Only six years ago today, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside a mosque in Small Heath, within five days of arriving in the country.…
SIX YEARS ON: The savage racist murder of Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem
Alex Bratu
April 29, 2019
Whilst for many today is just a regular Monday, for the family of Mohammed Saleem, today marks six years since their loved one was brutally taken away from them in…
Mohammed Saleem’s family mark sixth anniversary of his brutal murder by neo-Nazi
Staff Reporter
April 29, 2019
Today marks the sixth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2013, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and…
“You’re an idiot, a disgrace, a buffoon!” – Guz Khan calls out terrorists behind Sri Lanka attacks
Staff Reporter
April 27, 2019
Coventry comedian Guz Khan has condemned the terrorists behind the Sri Lanka Easter attacks on several churches, calling out the perpetrators as 'idiots, buffoons' and a "disgrace". In a rant…
Afghan refugee to lead media skills workshop to advocate for migrant rights
Staff Reporter
April 24, 2019
A young man from Birmingham who spent the last ten years fighting for his right to stay in Britain, after fleeing war and persecution in Afghanistan, will be delivering a…
OPINION | From Parkfield to Pride and Palestine, we are all entwined
George Reiner
April 15, 2019
Over the past few months, the West Midlands, and the UK at large, have been following the developments at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham. A small, but very vocal, minority of parents…
REVIEW: Rizwan-Muazzam Qawalls captivate Birmingham’s Town Hall
Ranjit Dhillon
April 2, 2019
Brothers Rizwan and Muazzam, nephews of the internationally acclaimed Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, exhibited a masterful qawwali performance at Birmingham’s Town Hall. Following on from their UK tour in 2017, the…